Undeniably Yours Quotes

“It's a good thing you don't bring Lily in to the bar. If they see what a beautiful baby you made, we'll have to double our napkin orders."
He propped his elbows on the bar so his face was very close to hers.
"I can't make magic like Lily with any woman but you.”
― Shannon Stacey, Undeniably Yours

“I'm just afraid if I get used to leaning on you and you decide to walk away, I'll... fall over.”
― Shannon Stacey, Undeniably Yours

“Who’s Beth?” Keri asked.
“The bartender at your wedding.”
“Oh, that’s right. How could I forget when
my husband almost got thrown out of our own
reception for trying to hire her like a hooker or
something.”
“What’s a hooker?” Bobby asked.
Keri’s island tan flushed pink. “Oops.”
“You put it on the end of a fishing pole,
dummy,” Brian explained.
Bobby frowned. “Uncle Joe tried to hire a
worm?”
― Shannon Stacey, Undeniably Yours

“He was swaying back and forth with their daughter gazing adoringly into his face from the cradle of his arms. “I’m going to do my best to make sure your life is awesome, but it won’t always be. Those are the times you need to dance in the kitchen the most. It’s good for your soul.”

Beth sighed and leaned her head against the corner of the wall, as enchanted as Lily by the soft, tender timbre of his voice.

“You don’t even need music,” he told Lily. “You can dance to the music in your head. Hopefully not to that country-and-western shit your mother listens to, though. Oh… damn. Don’t say shit, Lily-bean. Or if you do and Mommy hears you, don’t tell her you heard it from me, okay? Tell her Uncle Mike said it.”
― Shannon Stacey, Undeniably Yours

“Why do you have to be such a nice guy?”

He flashed his dimples at her. “You’ve met my mother. Too scared not to be.”
― Shannon Stacey, Undeniably Yours

“Do you remember the fundraiser buffet for the senator at the Yacht Club?” ... “I’d forgotten something in my car so I was outside when you arrived. I saw you driving too fast with the top down and the music too loud. You were belting out the lyrics like you didn’t care who was listening. Then I watched you use the rearview mirror to fix yourself up so you’d look respectable, and when you were all spit-polished and perfect, you gave the mirror the finger.”

She remembered. “You asked me out on our first date that night.”
― Shannon Stacey, Undeniably Yours

“When the reception was over I went for a walk and…she’s pregnant.”

They were both quiet a moment, exchanging one of those old-married-people looks he still couldn’t decipher, but which made him squirm. He and Beth were both adults, but that didn’t make telling his parents he’d accidentally gotten a woman pregnant any easier.

“Lot easier to walk with your fly zipped,” Leo grumbled.”
― Shannon Stacey, Undeniably Yours

“You’ve always been independent. And stubborn about it. You were only four years old when you told me you didn’t need me to tuck you in anymore and you could do it yourself. I could never make you understand it wasn’t whether or not you could do it. It was about sharing those last few minutes of your day with you. You have a way of not letting people in.”
(Kindle Locations 2492-2495)”
― Shannon Stacey, Undeniably Yours

“So this Logan guy, is he giving you a hard time about the wedding?”

“He’s blackmailing me.”

Kevin jumped to his feet so fast, she sat back in her chair. “He’s a dead man. I’m going to kick his ass so bad he won’t even be able to cry for his mommy. Gonna fold him up like a napkin.”

His loyalty warmed her heart, even as embarrassment warmed her cheeks. “It’s…not what you’re thinking.”

“I’m thinking by the time I’m done pounding on his face, even dogs will be afraid of him.”
― Shannon Stacey, Undeniably Yours

“I’ll do it,” she said before she could talk herself out of it.

His dimples flashed as he slapped a hand over his heart in mock surprise. “Just like that?”

“Did you want me to argue with you first?”

“Hell no, but I had pictured this conversation going somewhat differently. You’d get all offended I didn’t think you could do your job and then you’d get all pissed off and accuse me of trying to be the boss of you and then…”

“And then?”

“And then I had kinda pictured us having make-up sex. And then christening-the-new-office-chair sex. And maybe christening-the-old-office-desk sex because, as far as I know, it was never christened. And—”
― Shannon Stacey, Undeniably Yours

“Beth was laughing at his story when Bobby ran up to her. She lifted her plate out of harm’s way and smiled at Kevin over his nephew’s head as the boy put a hand on either side of her waist. “Hey, cuz!” Bobby yelled at her stomach. “What does a snowman eat for breakfast? Snowflakes!”
― Shannon Stacey, Undeniably Yours

“time”
― Shannon Stacey, Undeniably Yours

“One of my favorite quotes is:

"... If I strike you it ain't going to be in your fancy.”
― Shannon Stacey, Undeniably Yours

“She didn’t miss the fact Kevin’s eyes lit up when he saw her in a way they hadn’t for the napkin kisser. It helped soothe her annoyance but also put her squarely back in conflicted territory. She wasn’t willing to risk their friendship on a real relationship, but she didn’t want anybody else to have him, either.”
― Shannon Stacey, Undeniably Yours

“I’m not naming my child after a sports person. No Tom Brady Kowalski. No Derek Jeter or whatever Kowalski.” “Jesus, Beth.” He almost ran off the road. “Jeter’s a freakin’ Yankee. I wouldn’t even name an ugly, three-legged, one-eyed, rabid and mangy dog I hated Jeter, never mind my own son. Whatever you do, don’t ever talk sports with anybody at Jasper’s.”
― Shannon Stacey, Undeniably Yours

“Why do you have a baby shower? So the baby doesn’t stink!”
― Shannon Stacey, Undeniably Yours

“The chaos came to an abrupt halt as everybody held their breath when Brian pulled the trigger on one of the Nerf guns Paulie had brought and accidentally shot Beth in the forehead. “Brian,” Lisa shouted at her third son. Beth blinked in surprise, then carefully set her gifts to one side and rose from her chair. Kevin stood, too, in case she was going to try to lock herself in the bathroom or make a break for the front door. She did neither. Grabbing a gun from under the tree, she very calmly started loading darts into the clip, and then she smiled at Brian and cocked it. “You are so gonna get it.” Brian screamed and took off toward the dining room, Beth on his heels. Bobby grabbed his gun with a whoop and took after them as the sounds of running headed toward the kitchen. Joey and Danny, being older and wiser, headed in the other direction with stealth, readying to cut the others off. “Epic Nerf Gun Battle of Doom!” Keri shouted, and all the adults laughed. Joe’s new bride had already suffered through the Tandem Cannonballs of Doom and the Annual Kowalski Volleyball Death Match Tournament of Doom over the summer, but she wrestled Stephanie’s gun away from her and took after the crowd.”
― Shannon Stacey, Undeniably Yours

“Bobby stopped laughing and craned his head to look up at her. “I hope it’s a boy.” “So does your Uncle Kevin.” “I’m sick of being the smallest boy. We need another one so I have somebody to pick on, too.” “Oh…great.” It was scary to think her baby was going to be the low man on the totem pole of trickle-down family dynamics.”
― Shannon Stacey, Undeniably Yours

“So does your Uncle Kevin.” “I’m sick of being the smallest boy. We need another one so I have somebody to pick on, too.” “Oh…great.” It was scary to think her baby was going to be the low man on the totem pole of trickle-down family dynamics.”
― Shannon Stacey, Undeniably Yours

“Like agreeing to learn the doggy paddle and being shoved off the high-dive board. And to keep things interesting, somebody told Bobby, Kevin’s youngest nephew, the baby could hear stuff, and he was determined to make his new cousin his BFF in utero. It was a bit disconcerting having a kid randomly tell bad jokes to her stomach. Like now. “Why did the weasel cross the road?” he yelled at her belly button. “To prove it wasn’t a chicken!”
― Shannon Stacey, Undeniably Yours

“Why are you so hung up on my not having a cell phone?” “Hung up?” He laughed. “Hung up. Cell phone. Get it?” She rolled her eyes, but couldn’t stop herself from laughing with him.”
― Shannon Stacey, Undeniably Yours

“Either the guy in the uptight, button-down shirt and khakis had had a couple before he’d walked into the bar or he had the alcohol tolerance of a high-school freshman, because it had only taken a couple shots of Scotch for Drunken Asshole Syndrome to kick in.”
― Shannon Stacey, Undeniably Yours